Dublin taxis have been ranked the 15th best in the world, according to the annual global taxi survey, with London the top dogs in the cab industry.
The survey by Hotels.com was carried out in 30 countries around the world and revealed that London retained its title as the best in the world for the sixth year in a row, securing 22% of the votes. New York followed in second place with 10% and Tokyo with 9% in third place.
And what were the categories used to judge the taxis? Well in no particular order, the seven headings were safety, value, knowledge of area, availability, quality of driving, cleanliness and friendliness.
London topped the list across five of the seven categories, including number one for friendliness. Irish travellers still felt that they got the warmest ‘céad mile fáilte’ at home and voted Dublin taxis top of their list for friendliness.
New York’s recognisable yellow taxis grabbed the top spot when it came to availability (23%), while the survey also found that people tend to text or email whilst in cab (19%), with sleeping was the second most popular activity (15%), followed by eating (10%) and kissing (9%).
When asked which nation was the most amorous in the back of a cab couples in the UK came out top with 14% admitting to displaying ‘passionate behaviour’ – 10% higher than the global average of 4%. Quite what ‘passionate behaviour’ constitutes or how far it goes, we’ll leave to your imagination.
The survey revealed the weird and wonderful things passengers have left behind in taxis, such as a trombone (Finland), a set of dentures (Germany), a prosthetic leg and ex-boyfriend (Australia) and a bird in a cage (USA).
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